Manager Operator

John Ong

Mobile Phone: 917-***-****

Secondary Phone: 718-***-****

E-mail: *******@*****.***

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Career Goal

I am pursuing a shift in career towards information technology involving

network management and maintaining computer based environment. I would like

to expand my experience within the field of computer technology and

science.

Along with this, I am continuing to work within print advertising services.

I try to find a creative environment which will take advantage of my career

experiences involving print production, page layout design and additional

knowledge of print related technologies. Also, furthering my knowledge of

print technologies within a Macintosh, Windows and UNIX based environment.

This will include my involvement as a creative production manager and as an

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Pre-press / IT manager

October 2001 - October 2009

BACKBONE nyc New York City, NY

Printing and Publishing

I am Pre-Press operator involving page layout and design along with

production experience. I have technical knowledge of many digital print

output devices such Kodak Approval, LVT, and large format inkjets along

with their rips running either a windows based or Unix based system.

I offer managing IT services involving industry technologies in addition to

office network infrastructure and system maintenance.

I offer my technical, as well as creative, knowledge of digital pre-press

relating to print and publishing both analog and digital.

I've co- managed as production/CSR agent between advertising client and

publication based services. These include collaboration with clients and

provide technical support between printer and advertiser.

I've been promoted to manage network infrastructure within a Macintosh and

PC based environment including Windows and Unix based platforms. This

involved maintaining workstations, server, printers, rips, calibration

equipment and internet related issues such as managing email solutions, FTP

access, firewall, and T1 lines. I have been systems administrator for

deploying operating system upgrades and installations in a Macintosh

environment. I was responsible to performed rudimentary data recovery due

to file corruption to data or physical damage to data.

I am also experienced in photo manipulation and alteration using all of

Adobe creative suites along with Quark xpress and have participated in

numerous design projects for clients such as Atkins, Fairmont plaza, and

The Children's Place.

Adobe Creative Suite involving Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat,

and Flash, Quark, FileMaker, Graphic Designer - Print and Electronic,

Computer Hardware Troubleshooting and Maintenance, desktop support and

network in a Mac, Unix and Windows environment, Microsoft office for Mac

and Windows.

Pre-press / IT Consultant

November 1999 - September 2001

Hound Dog/ ICP New York City, NY

Printing and Publishing

I am a freelance service provider involving digital layout and design.

I Consult management with industry technology involving high end printing

I have offered my skills as a contractor production digital pre-press

operator involving design page layout for print advertising

services. Network maintenance within an Macintosh, Windows and Unix based

environment. Technical and creative knowledge of Adobe based software and

Quark.

Macintosh, Windows, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator,

Unix/Linux, desktop support and network.

Digital pre-press operator

April 1991 - November 1999

Kwik International / Unidigital New York City, NY

Printing and Publishing

I started as a Print Industry Journey man. I became a digital assets

operator for high end commercial printing service in print advertising. I

was promoted as LVT operator. Finally I was promoted as a digital pre-press

operator.

As a data asset manager, involving high resolution images and digital

archiving, I was responsible for the organization and archive of the entire

library of the company's work as a print services vendor.

Film processing with high output color reproduction which was mainly

ektachrome processing using a standard 7 tank dip and dunk and print output

was controlled by an LVT.

Macintosh and Scitex based operations involving digital type setting and

page layout for analog printing. Advertising services involving digital

reproduction. Main use was to follow page layout and typeset using

PageMaker, Trap wise, and industry standard Quark xpress. Scitex was mainly

used for image manipulation which pre dates Photoshop.

Unix/Linux, Macintosh, Windows, Adobe Photoshop, Quark, Conventional Film

and Digital Photography, Adobe Illustrator, Hell, Scitex, Star, Brisque,

Hercules.

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EDUCATION

Some College Coursework Completed, Architecture,

8 1989 - 4 1991

College of Staten Island Staten Island, NY

Studied architecture associates degree with a minor in fine arts in design

including painting, sculpture and art history.

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SKILLS

IT Operations Management within a Mac and PC based Interme

environment including Unix and Windows diate

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, Flash) Expert

Quark Expert

FileMaker Interme

diate

Microsoft Office for Mac and Windows Interme

diate

Computer builder, repair and maintenance Interme

diate

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SALARY HISTORY

Freelance Pre-Press/ IT rate

$80/ hr

Backbone nyc Full time Yearly salary

$70,000

Hound dog Pre-Press/ IT consultant

$40/ hr

Kwik Int./ Unidigital Full time yearly salary

$80,000

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